Carissa is a pleasure to work with - detailed, responsive, going above and beyond, great people…read moreskills and make my event planning much more smooth and she minimizes the stress. For anything I suggest, she volunteered to help reach out to vendors and get them done. Our San Jose downtown treasure hunt is challenging, mind-bending and "wicked" even. Our comedy improv has brought people so much laughter and fun, as well as great memory. I did a post-event survey and 75% are very satisfied and 25% are satisfied; and 100% of them would like to attend the similar fun event again. Besides Carissa, I really enjoyed our MC, who was funny, humorous and professional. Our Adventure assistant helps out so much to keep everybody "honesty in check." Comedy improve team is cracking up everybody. Thank you, Carissa. We'll go back to your team and your great work again, soon.

Great way to take the stress off of coordinating a team building event: Leave it to Absolute…read moreAdventures! Response times via Yelp, email, phone and text was on point and professional. The website and Yelp was a great way to research the company and all that they do. Believe they customized our photo hunt to accommodate our location, time constraints, and need to get everyone to dinner directly after. Carissa was great with sending over details, contracts, was on time, and patient when we weren't! She had a great vibe, explained everything and gave us time to get to know more about each other before and after the hunt. LOVED the 3 min video she sent following our event. They even provided prizes, but welcomed adding your own. Loved how she/they made it easy for us to have fun and learn about each other and the surrounding area. I would and already have recommended!

We had a team building event this weekend and were looking to have some outdoor fun. Nathan brought…read moreeverything we needed and set up a great spread. We had a great time running around and I got to shoot my manager in the butt. Definitely recommend!

From the owner: We are proud to host Nerf events across the bay area! We use 3D printed blasters made in-house from…read moreour team here in San Jose. We also offer custom printed blasters as well if you want to have a party favor that everyone talks about!

I've been wanting to try a sip and paint place and I was so excited when my friend wanted to come…read morehere for her birthday celebration! We were a party of 7, and we don't paint. If we have, it was definitely years ago LOL. It was cool that they had a small bar and drinks were a reasonable price! Our initial impression was that we were kind of anxious, considering our lack of experience, short time frame, and complexity of the painting. However, Heather (our instructor) began the session by explaining that if it's easier for us to just paint whatever we want or not paint at all, that would be fine. We weren't going to do that but having the reassurance made us feel so much more relieved! It was very easy to follow along the steps and it was actually really fun for our group! Towards the end, we did feel rushed because we were past the session and have not gotten to the last steps, but Heather was able to quickly run us through them and then when she finished, we were still free to sit for a bit to finish up the painting. The experience was very enjoyable for my first time here and even though my painting wasn't the best, I would definitely come back!

I had been wanting to try this place for so long and finally planned a girls night for the special…read moreevent The Beauty and The Beast. It was so cute how it was setup, the drink selection was great and I absolutely love that you can bring your own snacks. There were 4 of us so they let us sit on the end and even let us use a side table for all of our snacks. The painting experience was okay, our instructor was soft spoken so it was hard to hear from the other side of the room. Being on the other side of the room also made it harder to see what the instructor was painting. At some points the instructor would stop giving instruction and would just be focused on her painting so we had to just use our own picture reference. She was still sweet and came to check in a few times. Towards the end she came and helped us clean up our pictures or give us some pointers.

I had a great time learning the art of mosaic at the Mosaic Gardens. I had to sign it up for the…read moreChristmas tree shop through EventBrite. The instructor is an artist called Nancy, who also worked for many years in the school district as art teacher. She is very nice and can provide advice and helpful tips. The other people at the workshop were also very nice, some of them had been there before. I felt quite welcome and among friends. The workshop also provided a few snacks such as crackers, ham cheese, brownies, soft drinks. The workshop for the Christmas tree was split in two days because on the first day you have to glue the mosaic to the tree and on the second day, you apply the grout. So make sure that you have allocated enough time in your calendar for both. it was quite a relaxing workshop and I found that I actually slept much better overnight, which was an added benefit! I really enjoyed myself and hope to check out their calendar for other workshops to take. The studio is at the back of the instructors house and it is also open during weekends over certain hours for open studio. I noticed that some of the people working on their own pieces during open studio were doing some phenomenal pieces. There is a huge assortment of mosaic that you can use in your creations. Highly recommended.

Nancy has a wonderful magical atmosphere for peaceful creativity…read more I can't say enough about how amazing it is. You have to experience it to understand. Once you experience it, you'll definitely return.

This was the best birthday edition we've ever had!! The kids had so much fun, very easy to set up…read moreand plan to have arrive at the birthday party! I did this a while back, but I still remember how great the experience was! Thank you for making this birthday so memorable

Mario was awesome. He came early to set up and kept all the kids entertained, directed them and…read moremade it really really fun for the kids and the adults as well. Thank you!

I Highly recommend CFA! Coach Ania is very passionate about…read morethe sport, as well as her students. She has dedicated her life to fencing and now is sharing the knowledge, experiences and problem solving skills with her students - a skill that will last a lifetime. The experience you get here at CFA is not just a good physical workout; you train your mind as well. With her vast experience and her own competing years, coach Ania's impact on your child will be a positive one for years to come, while they make new friends and enjoy the camaraderie that comes with it. Ania demonstrated fencing to my friends' kids and my family, and they still talk about it and cannot wait to do it again. Thank you Coach Ania!

My kid has been California Fencing Academy for two years since he turned 7. We started as first day…read morebeginner and coaches guided him to build up all fundamentals he needs. It's a super awesome place to learn foil.

This is probably one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had, the art class was nothing I…read moreever expected, it was professional and so light and funny at the same time. Zlata is amazing teacher and has such a wonderful personality she is like sunshine with her positivity. I defenetly recommend on this class thank you so kuch for such n amazing opportunity.

I went with my friend to the Introductory Class. It was excellent, Zlata showed us the entire…read moreprocess and was very fun and informative. When it was time to create the artwork she made sure that everyone had a good experience and a great looking canvas. Everyone's piece turned out really well. I would definitely recommend this class.

Very cool Hope it makes it…read more Large upstairs space for painting Girl who I talked to was super chill fro many I'm going back with my daughter

I just took a two hour pottery wheel class with Hynah, (Ihope I am spelling her name correctly!),…read moreand she was wonderful. She was so helpful and kind and I had a great time. There were only three of us and it was a great class size as we each received individualized attention. She even made me a small vase I could take in addition to the two bowls I made. The studio is large and comfortable and very nice. I will be signing up for the four 2-hour class session. I highly recommend this place!

I collaborated with Valley Painting Parties recently to plan a team paint event at our firm and our…read moreinstructor, Marty provided a fantastic experience. From start to finish, Marty was organized and professional. They brought all the raw material and supplies at the venue and helped setup everything, leaving only the fun part on us. Stacey made the whole process from booking to planning the event a breeze. I highly recommend!

Stacey did an excellent job at tailoring the event to our group, providing clear instructions and…read morehelpful tips to us non-artists, and encouraging participants to collaborate with each other. I especially appreciated Stacey bringing a second facilitator who assisted people who arrived later, when other groups were already painting. We had a great time and people were proud to have worked together on their paintings!

I made a gorgeous sf giants baseball themed bracelet at an oracle park event! The staff at…read moreDrangonfly designs made it super easy, explained how to do it and did the hard work of the clasp and finishing. They have oodles of pretty beads and charms, even a choice of silver or gold hardware. On the way out several tween girls asked and ran off excitedly to make their own. Highly recommend.

Nice art Studio and the staff! My Daughter was really happy to create some of bracelet with them…read more We are would recommended them.